Norway’s daily production averaged 1.963 million b/d in January, a decrease of 111,000 b/d compared to December 2019, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate reported.
The preliminary average liquids production included 1.636 b/d of oil, 300,000 b/d of NGL, and 27,000 b/d of condensate.
Total gas sales in December were 10.4 billion standard cu m.
Oil production in January was 6.6% lower than the NPD’s forecast, due mainly to technical problems and maintenance work on some fields, the agency said.
Final liquids production of 2.074 million b/d in December included 1.755 million b/d of oil.